Darius Rucker: ‘Country Music Is Screwed’ if ‘Wagon Wheel’ Not Nominated for a Grammy

It didn't win the Song of the Year or Single of the Year award at the 2013 CMAs, but Darius Rucker thinks his hit cover of 'Wagon Wheel' should be considered for a Grammy. In fact, he's going to be upset about it if it isn't.

"If Wagon Wheel doesn't get nominated for a Grammy, country music is screwed," Rucker told Dan Patrick during a chat on the Dan Patrick Show radio and television simulcast this week. The comments took place at the end of an interview that featured talk of favorite one-hit wonders (Rucker likes the Starland Vocal Band's 'Afternoon Delight'), the Miami Dolphins and if there is ever an acceptable time to use the N-word.

Rucker last won a Grammy for Best New Artist with Hootie and the Blowfish in 1996. Since turning to country music in 2008, he's won the CMA New Artist award, too. 'Wagon Wheel' is a cover of an Old Crow Medicine Show song that Bob Dylan helped write. The chart-topping hit has sold over two million singles, so it's not exactly going against the grain to suggest it should be nominated for a Grammy.